Nail in tire...repairable or not?
10-21-2009, 09:57 AM
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Not getting enough glue on the plug is one way. I use lots of glue. I was also taught many, many years ago to light the excess glue and let it burn for a couple of seconds. I don't know if it actually makes a stronger bond or not but it can't hurt. The plug I'm running now is in an ultra high performance all-season tire. I like to play a little on the back roads and it has held up to everything I've thrown at it including burn-outs.
10-23-2009, 04:57 PM
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Location: Tennessee
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Take it to Discount Tire if there is one close to you. They will fix it for free. They use a solid rubber plug through the hole, a rubber patch on the inside with rubber sealer over that. That is the right way to do it, rope plugs will create a tread seperation leading to a blow out.
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10-23-2009, 09:15 PM
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Guys... Seriously. This is like wrong info city.
There is a reason that no shop will plug your tire if the hole is in the sidewall. Plugs do not hold themselves in a tire. Plugs are held in the tire by the cords, not by the glue or the plugs themselves. Without cords, ie in the sidewall of the tire there is nothing to hold the plug in place. Regardless of the fact that some of you may have used a plug before and it worked, it's still extremely dangerous to use a plug in a sidewall.
There is a reason that no shop will plug your tire if the hole is in the sidewall. Plugs do not hold themselves in a tire. Plugs are held in the tire by the cords, not by the glue or the plugs themselves. Without cords, ie in the sidewall of the tire there is nothing to hold the plug in place. Regardless of the fact that some of you may have used a plug before and it worked, it's still extremely dangerous to use a plug in a sidewall.
10-24-2009, 01:38 PM
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Location: Iowa
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I recently had a nail in my tire, pretty close to the sidewall also. I still have the BFG's on my car. The Dealer took it off, patched it, and it is fine. They said since the sidewall is so stiff, it would be fine, and they were right. I have driven it hard since the patch job, and I'm happy to report it is holding well. Good luck!
10-26-2009, 07:29 AM
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Guys... Seriously. This is like wrong info city.
There is a reason that no shop will plug your tire if the hole is in the sidewall. Plugs do not hold themselves in a tire. Plugs are held in the tire by the cords, not by the glue or the plugs themselves. Without cords, ie in the sidewall of the tire there is nothing to hold the plug in place. Regardless of the fact that some of you may have used a plug before and it worked, it's still extremely dangerous to use a plug in a sidewall.
There is a reason that no shop will plug your tire if the hole is in the sidewall. Plugs do not hold themselves in a tire. Plugs are held in the tire by the cords, not by the glue or the plugs themselves. Without cords, ie in the sidewall of the tire there is nothing to hold the plug in place. Regardless of the fact that some of you may have used a plug before and it worked, it's still extremely dangerous to use a plug in a sidewall.
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